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By Kelly L. Patterson & Robert Mark Silverman (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued its final rule for the implementation of Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) in November of 2016 (Federal Register, 2016). In August of 2017, HUD attempted to suspend the SAFMR rule, but in December of 2017 a … [Read more...] about “Measuring Fidelity to HUD’s Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) Rule: Lessons from First Year Implementation” by Kelly L. Patterson & Robert Mark Silverman (May-August 2019 P&R Issue)

By Justin Steil (Click here to view entire P&R issue) The struggle for civil rights in housing policy has been a long and continuing effort. Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1866 over 150 years ago to ensure that all people in the United States shall have the same right “to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property” “as is … [Read more...] about “Disparate Impact and an Antisubordination Approach to Civil Rights and Urban Policy” by Justin Steil (May-August 2019 P&R Issue)

By Alexandra M. Curley & Gretchen Weismann (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) A recent report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston provides new insights about the housing search process, experiences, and location outcomes for families who receive vouchers through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. We found that many families residing in … [Read more...] about “Barriers and Opportunities in the Housing Voucher Program: Insights from a Survey of Boston Area Families” by Alexandra M. Curley & Gretchen Weismann (May-August 2019 P&R Issue)

By Elizabeth Julian (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) This month Raj Chetty and his research “dream team” continued its groundbreaking, and indeed breathtaking, work on whether and how we might replace poverty with opportunity over the life of a low-income child. The release of “Creating Moves to Opportunity: Experimental Evidence on Barriers to Neighborhood … [Read more...] about “Making the Case for Housing Mobility: the CMTO Study in Seattle” by Elizabeth Julian (May-August 2019 P&R Issue)

By Paul M. Ong & Silvia R. González (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In Uneven Urbanscape (Cambridge University Press, 2019), we present a theoretically grounded view of how society produces and reproduces racial economic inequality through the urban spatial structure. Many of the basic ideas are not new, and they have been discussed widely among PRRAC … [Read more...] about “Urban Web of Spatialized Racial Inequality” by Paul M. Ong & Silvia R. González (January-April 2019 P&R Issue)